Open Office Document fails (2000 SP3)

I just noticed that when I click on the link in the Start Menu to "Open Office Document", that I get an application hang; i.e., Word doesn't open and I have to do the "End Application Now" routine. If I already have Word open and then use that link and try to open a document, it works fine and replaces the blank new document. The "Event Viewer/Application" shows that the problem with this the "OSA9.exe" file. Reading an old thread from Dec '03 I was prompted to look at the "Open" parameters for "Open" with DOC type files. See the screenshot below. The only thing that appears to be different is the "&" before the "Open" in the first field.

Re: Open Office Document fails (2000 SP3) RESOLVED

I found the problem and all is working 100% again. It was a small application I had installed about a week ago that alleged runs in the background but isn't listed in the Startup application list. Just had a hunch and removed it and bingo...... fixed. <img src=/S/joy.gif border=0 alt=joy width=23 height=23>